2009 September 
Be Broadband is giving away £25 Amazon Gift Certificates to those who sign up for either of the 9 month Be Unlimited and Be Pro packages.
The offer is open to everyone who orders before the 18th of October and is perfect for returning students who are moving into shared accommodation about to start their second or third years.
The 9 month contract means you won’t be paying for 3 months of you not being there if you move out of your house in the summer, and the unlimited usage and fast speeds should cater for everyone’s broadband needs. The Be Box wireless router is also included with both packages, allowing you to easily set up a home network.
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Posted by Tom on September 24th 2009 in Be Broadband, Broadband, Tiscali
The controversial ‘broadband tax’ which would cost subscribers an extra 50p a month – or £6 a year – looks set to be made law before the election is due to be called next year.
Treasury Minister Stephen Timms said today at a British Computer Society debate that “My aim is that we should legislate for that this side of a general election.” He added that the new tax would raise £150m to £175m a year, which would be used to develop next-gen broadband networks.
Developments could see 21st Century broadband speeds being taken into rural areas and other similar broadband ‘not spots’ where speeds of 1Mbps are scarce.
Do you live in a broadband not spot? Do you think this broadband tax will help, or do you think that it’s a waste of money? Are the investments made by BT and Virgin Media in next-gen broadband enough? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
Source: [Guardian]
Posted by Tom on September 23rd 2009 in BT Broadband, Digital Britain, Next Gen Broadband, Virgin Media
You want some complimentary Wi-Fi to go with your protein-enriched walnut flake sprinkled grande cappuccino? Starbucks has just announced yet another free Wi-Fi deal which will see even more customers able to sit, sip and surf in the comfy confines of their local ‘bucks branch.
Every registered Starbucks Card holder can claim free BT Openzone Wi-Fi access at any of the 678 coffee houses in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Starbucks Cards can be used to claim other free rewards from the world conquering coffee chain, including extra whipped cream, soy milk, a free coffee on your birthday, as well as free wireless. Eligible Starbucks Card holders can sign up online by pointing their browsers at www.starbucks.co.uk and shelling out £5.
BT first announced its partnership with Starbucks back in April this year.
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Posted by Tom on September 22nd 2009 in BT Broadband, Mobile Broadband, Starbucks
PlusNet has just announced that it will be shortening the length of its existing 18 month contracts to more flexible 12 month offerings. The terms of PlusNet’s cancellation policy has also been up dated to reflect this change.
Customers who choose to leave prematurely will now only have to pay set up fees if they leave within 12 months instead of 18.
Apart from the lifetime of the contract and the cancellation policy, PlusNet’s broadband packages remain unchanged.
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Posted by Tom on September 21st 2009 in PlusNet
BT has launched a new promotion which sees those who take out a BT Vision digital TV package with their BT Broadband netting a free case of vino courtesy of Naked Wines.
This offer only applies to customers who take out a BT Vision bundle alongside any of the BT Broadband packages, including Option 1, Option 2 and Option 3.
Naked Wines is an online wine retailer which offers customers a choice of a vast array of quality wines made by small independent wine makers. Those without a nose for what makes a good Shriaz or Chardonnay can simply read up on customer reviews, or choose from a list of recommended wines.
This offer is exclusive to Broadband Finder and our sister site Digital TV – you won’t find this promotion available anywhere else on the web.
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Posted by Tom on September 18th 2009 in BT Broadband, Broadband, Broadband Bundles, Competitions
Orange and T-Mobile are said to be merging their UK mobile operations which will see the two become the biggest mobile network and mobile broadband provider in the country. The merger will see the companies pooling their resources, meaning that we’ll hopefully see increased coverage, faster mobile broadband speeds and larger amounts of monthly usage.
According to the BBC, the deal is not due to take place until November, after which the two brands will remain separate for 18 months before merging under one banner. We’ll either see the names merging a la ‘Orange T-Mobile’ or one of the two brands being dropped.
If the latter is the case, our money is on Orange being the remaining brand name, due largely to their stronger brand presence. There’s Orange Wednesdays, Orange Rock Corps and of course, Orange Broadband.
Either that, or the new company will go with one of the following names:
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Posted by Tom on September 9th 2009 in Mobile Broadband, Orange Broadband, T-Mobile
TalkTalk has announced yet another 3 Months Free promotion, this one a sizzling end of Summer sale.
From today onwards, customers who sign up for TalkTalk Essentials online will bag the first 3 months free, saving nearly £20 (£6.49 x 3 = £19.47) as part of the bargain. All TalkTalk Essentials customers who order online get a free wireless router included and can surf at top download speeds of 8Mbps. Monthly usage is set at 40GB and free Evening & Weekend calls to UK numbers as also bundled gratis.
You can also easily customise your TalkTalk Essentials package with any number of TalkTalk Broadband Boosts. These are extra bolt-on style additional services which can provide additional security coverage, double the download amount and increased speeds (where available) from as little as £2 extra per month.
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Posted by Tom on September 9th 2009 in TalkTalk
Attention O2 and Be Broadband customers: if you use the O2 or Be Broadband-branded wireless routers (the O2 Wireless Box and Be Box) you’re going to want to check your settings sharpish.
A vulnerability discovered by O2 Broadband customer Paul Mutton has prompted O2 to remotely configure the settings of customers routers. The security loophole is thought to affect both the O2 Wireless Box II and Wireless Box III devices, used with the Standard and Premium/Pro ADSL2+ packages respectively.
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Posted by Tom on September 8th 2009 in Be Broadband, O2 Broadband, Security
Virgin Media has cut the price of its premium XXL Broadband service. The 50Mbps service is now available for just £18 a month when taken with a Virgin phone line (£11 a month) for the first 3 months of the contract. After this introductory period the price will increase to £28 a month, saving you a nice £72 for the first year.Taken without a Virgin phone line, the service now costs £33 a month for the first 3 months and £38 a month thereafter.
Virgin Media announced the price drop of its XXL service back in July, when it has just completed rolling out the next-gen services across its entire network. Roughly half the country can now download as much as they like at speeds of up to 50Mbps completely unhindered by any hidden usage limit or traffic management. Virgin Media’s L and XL broadband packages allow to you download as much as you like, but only at certain times of the day when the network is less busy.
Virgin Media has recently launched the Freedom Netbook offer. Customers who sign up for Virgin Media for 24 months will receive a free Freedom Netbook which is capable of connecting to the web at speeds of 50Mbps and is worth over £300. Mobile Broadband dongles allowing customers to surf when out and about are also bundled with these plans.
Posted by Tom on September 2nd 2009 in Next Gen Broadband, Virgin Media
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